Tuesday, March 18, 6-7:15pm
(We will be done in time for the HS Choir Pops Concert.)
Book Discussion and Planning Session
Registration appreciated. Sign up with the School District Here
In Partnership with the Mt. Horeb Area School District
Childcare Provided by MHASD.
- Books available for check out at the Mt. Horeb Public Library beginning February 3. (Ask for a copy at the Circulation Desk.)
- Discussion and Planning: Tuesday, March 18, 6-8 pm, Mt. Horeb Public Library
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In his eye-opening book The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt unpacks the sharp rise in adolescent anxiety, depression, and self-harm since the early 2010s, exploring the dramatic shift from "play-based childhoods" to "phone-based" childhoods. He investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. In this New York Times bestseller, Haidt issues a clear call to action.
We hope you'll read the book and join discussion and help create a Mt. Horeb Community Action Plan to help curb this epidemic.